01-27-03 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY_27, 2003 PETITION OF JUSTINE DEMAEGT, OWNER, AND CLELAND HOMES, INC., CONTINGENT PURCHASER, TO ANNEX PROPERTY BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY BRICK ROAD, ON THE SOUTH BY THE SOUTH BEND CITY LIMITS, ON THE WEST BY THE HARTMAN AND DEMAEGT SUBDIVISION AND ON THE EAST BY THE HARVEST POINTE SUBDIVISION Councilmember Kuspa reported that the Zoning & Annexation Committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Bernard Feeney, Registered Land Surveyor, 715 South Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Feeney advised that this piece of property is approximately twenty- seven (27) acres on the south side of Brick Road between the Harvest Pointe Subdivision and DeMaegt Subdivision. The proposal is to construct approximately one hundred (100) homes which represent an investment of $1.2 million on the part of the developer for infrastructure costs alone excluding any property costs. The expected end value of this construction when the homes have been completed would be in excess of $10 million. Mr. Feeney noted that sewer and water will be extended from nearby points of availability in Harvest Pointe as well as adjacent industrial sites. This construction will add approximately one (1) mile of new roads. He further noted that they expect that storm water will be retained on the site in retention areas located throughout the development. Also, they expect to file the preliminary plat with the Area Plan Commission within the next few weeks and hope to have construction plans ready for the start of construction this spring on Phase I of this project. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There was no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill. Councilmember Aranowski advised that the First District welcomes this new addition and he therefore made a motion for favorable recommendation to the full Council with third reading of this bill on February 10, 2003. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 101-02 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE FIRST EAST -WEST ALLEY SOUTH OF JEFFERSON BLVD. BETWEEN MAIN STREET AND LAFAYETTE STREET & ALSO THE FIRST NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY WEST OF MAIN STREET RUNNING BETWEEN JEFFERSON BLVD. TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF THE FIRST EAST -WEST ALLEY SOUTH OF JEFFERSON BLVD. 0